Do You Expect TV To Make Your Baby Smarter?

Educational television for babies – does it work? I admit that my daughter watched television before she turned two, but her heart wasn’t in it. She looked, looked away, and turned to her toy octopus and started eating it again. I believe that was some sort of commentary on the movie, but I’m not sure quite what. I have not quite been sold on educational television for kids. The Planet Earth series is educational, and I watch and discuss it with my daughter, now four. But educational television for a baby? Not so brain-building, though perhaps a distraction for five … Continue reading

Free Pasta Sauce Or A Full Refund

Mmmm, the title alone is enough to make me hungry. Being of Italian heritage, I am very partial to pasta sauce. In fact, I just used a large jar and-a-half of pasta sauce for the lasagna I made for dinner tonight. Yes, I know that making sauce from scratch is wonderful, but nearly impossible while I’m a mom of young ones. Using jar sauce is a shortcut that allows me to make dinner quickly with three kids underfoot. Campbell’s, the makers of Prego pasta sauce are offering a free jar of their sauce, up to a maximum value of $3.35. … Continue reading